Integrated Services Provided: Legal services, health and social services, psycho-social support and referral services, GBV and FGM awareness workshops and vocational training Timeline: April 2015 -November 2015 Violence against women (VAW) and girls is a chronic problem that is  commonly Read More

Services Provided: FGM awareness school workshops and community focused media campaign, "Stop FGM Practices" Timeline: April 2015-September 2015 Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, is a long-standing cultural practice that involves the cutting of the clitoris and/or inner and outer labias of Read More

Integrated Services Provided: Psycho-social support, legal services, special cases referrals, comprehensive physical and psychological health education and education campaigns on the social risks of early marriage. Project Timeline: May 2015- October 2015 As Isis emerged in June, people from Neinawa, Diala, Read More

Timeline: March 2015 – May  2015 Project Objectives: Provide psychosocial and legal aid to IDP women and girls, and raise awareness regarding risks of early marriage for young girls and boys, and parents/guardians. Project Description: Psychosocial support through one- on-one Read More

POLITICAL PARTICIPATION Timeline: July 2008 – December 2008 Project Objectives: The project intended to increase the electoral awareness and participation of rural people (especially women) through the use of imagery. The project was implemented in Shexan, Tlkef, and Hamdania districts Read More

PEACE BUILDING Timeline: August 2008-November 2008 Project Objectives: The project aimed to contribute to an environment of acceptance and understanding of the followers of the three major religions in the region (Islam, Christianity, and Yazidi). The project specifically targeted women Read More

Timeline: May 2010 Project Objectives: To increase access to clean, potable water through the installation of water tanks. Project outcomes: 100 water tanks installed to 100 internally displaced families in Mosul Castle. Access to clean water lessened the work load Read More

Timeline: November 2010 – February 2011 Project Objective: To build up capacity of peace building researchers and transformers to identify and map conflict dynamics at the local governance level in the disputed area of Pirbab village in Nineveh province with Read More

Timeline: June 2012 – July 2012 Project Objective: Provide income generation opportunities for rural, widowed women in order to improve their standard of living. Project Description: The Poultry Production project provided 60 Women in 2 villages (Khezne & Muafaqiya) in Read More

WOMEN’S HEALTH Timeline: March 2009-June 2009 Project Objectives: To raise awareness of women and their families on the risk factors and prevention of cholera and anthrax in the outskirts of Ninewa province. Project Description: Ten trained mobile teams distributed educational Read More

POLITICAL PARTICIPATION Timeline: February 2010 – Mary 2010 Project Objectives: The project aimed to promote the development of an informed electorate and a participatory electoral system, both of which are necessary to form independent and functional electoral bodies. The objective Read More

Project Objective: Job center for creation of job opportunities for Iraqi IDPs and Syrian refugees in Dohuk, Erbil, and Kawragosk Project Description: Establishing a job centre in Dohuk and Erbil to make assessment, provide vocational training, and create job opportunities Read More

In association with MISEROER, WRO reached out to the IDPs of Ainkawa district in Erbil and Khanke camp in Dohuk in 2014. A total of 4,670 IDPs were aided as a result of the distribution of dignity kits, which consisted Read More

Within the course of two months, 24 workshops were held and the number of direct beneficiaries was 600 women. This project aimed at increasing awareness among women about the importance of using their voices and the participation of women in Read More

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